journal writing prompts

JOURNAL WRITING PROMPTS

October

Use your five senses. Describe several Halloween sights, sounds, smells, tastes, and touches.

What was the best Halloween you've ever had? Tell what you did, when you did it, where you did it, who you did it with, and why you enjoyed it.

Listen as the excerpts are read from Dinner with Dracula.Observe the pictures.

Write a poem or short, short story about Halloween.

The black cat twitched its tail twice. It hissed. Then ...

Finish the rest of the paragraph!

Listen as the story is read aloud. Observe the pictures.Think: What were you afraid of as a child?Write: An entry that explains what you were most afraid of as a kid.

Listen to the Kentucky Ghost Story.

Then write about an experience you have had with a ghost. OrMake up a ghost story. OrRetell a ghost story you have heard before. OrDescribe how you feel about ghosts. OrWhatever!

Watch the movie trailer for the original 1978 version of Halloween.

What movie(s) has scared you?

Why?

What makes a movie scary at least for you?

WHO IS THE SCARIER MONSTER? WHY? Dracula Werewolf

Everyone must take time to sit and watch the leaves turn.  ~Elizabeth Lawrence. So what is autumn to you?

COSTUMES What has been your favorite costume?

Why did you like it so much?

GHOST STORY http://

comic.naver.com/webtoon/detail.nhn?titleId=350217&no=31&weekday=tue

Describe your reaction to this story. OR Write your own ghost story.

CANDY What is your favorite candy? Describe

it in vivid details.

HALLOWEEN LIGHTS

View the Halloween Lights video.

What do you think?

DESCRIBE WHAT YOU BELIEVE THE OOGIE BOOGIE MAN LOOKS AND ACTS LIKE.